Interdisciplinary introduction to the principal questions, themes, and debates in the field of Caribbean studies. Emphasis on the complex connections and fragmentation of the different histories, cultures, and nations of the Caribbean basin. Open to first and second year students only

SEC

DAY

TIME

CAMPUS

LOCATION

PROFESSOR

01

M & W

5:00-6:20PM

LIV

BE-250

Peters

02

T & R

1:40-3:00PM

LIV

LSH-B115

Dinzey-Flores

03

T & R

3:20-4:40PM

LIV

LRB-110

Lopez

LHCS 01:595:101 INTRODUCTION TO LATINO STUDIES – 3 credit(s)

SAS Core Code: 21st Century Challenges [21C]

Interdisciplinary introduction to the principal questions, themes, and debates in the study of Latinos in the US including distinct immigrant, national origin, and ethnic groups. Open to first and second year students only.

SEC

DAY

TIME

CAMPUS

LOCATION

PROFESSOR

01

M & W

3:20-4:40PM

LIV

TIL-264

Decena

02

M & R

12:00-1:20PM

LIV

LRB-110

Figueroa

03

T & R

7:15-8:35PM

LIV

RAB-206

Figueroa

LHCS 01:595:203 MUSIC OF THE CARIBBEAN – 3 credit(s)

Contemporary history of Puerto Ricans, Chicanos, and other Latin Americans through the legacy of song.

SEC

DAY

TIME

CAMPUS

LOCATION

PROFESSOR

01

W

6:40-9:30PM

LIV

LSH-A256

Ramos

LHCS 01:595:205 HISTORY OF THE CARIBBEAN SINCE 1898 – 3 credit(s)

SAS Core Code: [Historical Analysis] (HST), [Social Analysis] (SCL)

Overview of the history of the Caribbean since the formation of the US sphere of influence in 1898. Emphasis on the Hispanic Caribbean and Haiti with consideration of the English-speaking nations.

SEC

DAY

TIME

CAMPUS

LOCATION

PROFESSOR

01

T & R

5:00-6:20PM

LIV

LSH-B267

Laura-Santiago

LHCS 01:595:225 CARIBBEAN CINEMA – 3 credit(s)

An examination of the outstanding films produced in the Hispanic Caribbean region.

SEC

DAY

TIME

CAMPUS

LOCATION

PROFESSOR

01

W

3:20-6:20PM

LIV

LSH-A266

Mir

LHCS 01:595:270 INTRODUCTION TO CARIBBEAN LITERATURE – 3 credit(s)

SAS Core Code: [Arts and Literatures] (AHp) Reading and discussion of poetry, prose and drama by major literary figures representative of different histories and cultures of the Caribbean and its diaspora.

SEC

DAY

TIME

CAMPUS

LOCATION

PROFESSOR

01

M & T

10:20-11:40AM

LIV

LSH-A256

Stevens, C.

LHCS 01:595:298 LATINOS & MIGRATION – 3 credit(s)

Historical and contemporary experience of Latinos and Latin Americans with migration to/from the US and migration within the US. Development of regional, national, and transnational practices. Emphasis on causes and experience of migration. Not open to first year students.

This course explores the literary, cultural, and artistic formations that emerged from New World slavery and colonialism, both throughout the Caribbean archipelago and across its many diasporas in the New and Old Worlds. We address issues of aesthetics and representation, cross-cultural dialogue, and explore how questions of race, gender, and sexuality impact the creative expression of Caribbean writers and artists working within a variety of literary genres and a number of cultural forms.

SEC

DAY

TIME

CAMPUS

LOCATION

PROFESSOR

01

M & W

3:20-4:40PM

LIV

TIL-246

M. Stephens

LHCS 01:595:369 LATINO HISTORY – 3 credit(s)

This course will examine the process of departure and arrival—the forces pushing and pulling people from Latin America to the United States. We will also examine how "Spanish," "Latins," "Hispanics," "Latinos" adjust, integrate, assimilate, resist, and adapt to the many forces that affect their lives in the US over the last century and a half, creating new ethnic, racial and local identities in the process.

SEC

DAY

TIME

CAMPUS

LOCATION

PROFESSOR

01

T & R

1:40-3:00PM

LIV

LSH-A256

Lauria-Santiago

LHCS 01:595:493 SERVICE LEARNIG INTERNSHIP – 3 credit(s)

By Permission only. Three-credit community service placement in Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies.

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DAY

TIME

CAMPUS

LOCATION

PROFESSOR

01

INTERNSHIP BY PERMISSION ONLY—PLEASE CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT

LHCS 01:595:494 SERVICE LEARNING INTERNSHIP – 1 credit(s)

By Permission only. One-credit community service placement in Latino and Hispanic Caribbean Studies.

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Analysis of contemporary or historical topic leading to student's independent research and writing a substantial paper. Critical thinking and discussion emphasized.